PAP-WP Clash Intensifies Over Economic Playbook Ahead of National Day Rally

A war of words erupted this weekend between the ruling PAP and opposition Workers' Party (WP) over the future of Singapore's economy. Former Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan fired the latest shot on August 16, calling the WP's economic proposals "political opportunism" with "no coherent, consistent and well-grounded plan." His Facebook post was shared by sitting ministers K. Shanmugam, Chee Hong Tat, and Ng Chee Meng.

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